Filling-feeler mechanism.



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FILUMQ FEELEH MECHANISM. APPLICAELQN FILED NOV. 29, i915.

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FILLING FEE'L'ER MECHANISM.

APPLicATIoN FILED Nov. 29. i915.

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CRPATQEE F MASSACHUSETTS.

Specification of Lettersketent.

iletenteti Application lcd Novemijer 13B, 'i. Serial No. {if-LMO.

@ne object of the present invention is to produce a iliing eeier n'iechanisrn of such construction that the filiing feeiing oper`- ation may be performed with 'deiicecv and preciseness, to the end that ail the filling carriers 'iviii he exhansteti to e predetermined extenti irrespective of their and positions in the shuttleE A further object of the invention is toprofiuce e iiiing' feeier mechanism di' such censtrnction that it wiii not operate prematurely te etiect :i change in the operation oit' the inem. To the eccompiishrnent of these objects enti such others es sheiihei'eineter appear; the pres ent invention `censiste ot' the iiiing feeier mechanism hereinafter desrrihergi :mii pertieuiariy pointed out in the appended claims. In the accompanying drawings iii'z'lstretthe-preferred "ferinoi the inventioin ignrel, Y pien 'e portion of the iei'tn hand end oie loom shwingthe appiicetien ot the improved iiiing eeier mechanism thereto; Fig. 2 is a view in side elevation, partly in section, of the parts shown in Fi i; Fig, 3 ise pien of the parte illustrated in Fig. 1 showing the positions of the parte et the iiiing; feeier ineehei'iisin upon prerfieter mined exhmistion of iiiing; enti iiigfi is n. section teken on the line #3L-4f o? The iooni to which the iniprweci iiiiing tceie.' mechanism is appiieii nuev he of any usnei or preferred Construction enti may he either a plein ioon or an automatic ioemu The leoni iliustreteci 1n the drew-ings I1s of' the automatic Weit repienishing type and comprises: iev 'snpperteri on e. hij; sword i() fer oseiiietion toward imei freni the breast herrin it.. The iev 9 ie provided in the nsuei manner with e shuttle bei; lf2. in

which the shottie i3 cernes to rest 'when pt 'operiy heeled, in 'pesiuon to permit the liing eeier 'mechanism to determine the eX- tent te which tie .tiiiing on the hohhin has hee exhensteei. ienftnaiinei elet 1li ie cnt in the trent Weii of shuttle to mit theiiiing eeiing ,operation shaft iii which is jenrneied in suitehie neeringge utrthe iront side ofi the breast beam, extends eeross the front ot the oreest been; end ie operatively connefteci the other enti of the loom with We repienish ing; mecha A yin. .Secureci to he Shaft i5 and. 'projecting npneriiijv their' en erin i6 to the upper enci et which is pivoted, e recit shaft ectuetor The roci shaft eetmeter 18, the rock shaft i5 constitute what i I eeiied the iiiing supply ec end their function is1 mien in the active shuttie hes been. einfnistedl te e predeterminef extent t to eey? when' there is criticei exime seien of i'iii1ig,to 'initiate the operetgon ,the Wett repieineh-y inemechanism :mii thereby ce. se the insertion of e fresh apply et iiiiing in the shuttie. Theperts eheve enuinereted their actuating ineehzinisiin4 enrl their mooie of oper ation together Wit-n other loom parte shown end necess: Y to e ciisciesnre ot the present inventien? et nsnei construction and weil known te those sitiiied in theert.

The improve. iiii'ing eeier mechanism operates to eterniine the amount et filling in the e 'e shottie emi, upon criticei exhaustion or iiiiimg, to eet in @poration either the Eiiiingg snopiv contreiiing ineense or means for stoppi. f the loom. The .tilting feeier nieehenieni eoniprises a fiiing teeier generniiv inriieeted i the reference character i9, a eontroiier 20, and e latch lever 2l. The fiiiing 'feeier eonsiets 'of e 22 end e 'iiiinff engeging member 23 having upon its reerinost extremity iiiiing' en geging teeth Q4. The iiiingvengeging member 23 is siidehiv mounted in two eers 26--27 pro jectingz upwardly from the rem-werd, part or the teeier lever. The iling engaging niember ie yieifiingiv pressecivtowerri the bohhin 28 if; e iight tension spring '29 encirciinlgr n shank 3() formed on the 'forward end of the member. One enti of thespring engages e. shonidej: formed between. the ineinhcr and the shank. and tile ether end of teeier lever Cil4 .34. The support 34 is in of the 'feeler plate 33 affords provision for adjusting the feeler lever forward and backward relatively to the controller and the bobbin or filling carrier 28. The slot 37 also permits the feeler lever to be positioned in angular relation with the bobbin 28. A screw 38 passing through the slot 37 secures the feeler lever plate 33 in adjusted posi- ,tion on the support 34; A lug 39 on the under rear endtof the plate 33 is received in a slot 41 formed in the support 34 and permits the forward and rearwardl adjustment of the plate 33 and also prevents the rear end of the plate from moving laterally. The bove described construction is such that, when the filling engaging mem- 49 formed in the forward ber receives the impact of the forwardly moving bobbin, the force of the impact is communicated to the feeler'vle'ver pivot substantially on a line connecting' thel pinoli and the filling engaging end of the filling engaging member. 'l

The latch lever 21 is mounted for movement on a vertical pivot pin 42 carried by' the rear end oft-lic rock shaft actuator 18. A compression spring 43 interposed between the latch lever and the rock shaft actuator tends to force the rear end of the latch lever into the path of movement of the weft hammer 25. The rear end of the latch lever is notched at 44 in order that it may be suitably engaged by the weft hammer at the proper time. A lug 45 projecting laterally from the forward end of thelatch lever determines the operative position of the latch lever. The rear end of the'latch lever is provided with a. cam surface 4G, whose function will be hereinafter described. The latch lever is articulated with the feeler lever by means of a connecting link 47. The right-hand end of the connecting linki47 passes through a hole inthc head of a bolt 48 received in a threaded hole in the forward end of the latch lever. The left-hand end of the connecting link 47 engages a slot end of the feeler lever. The pressure of the spring 43 is cornmunicated to the feoler lever 22 by the link the feeler lever and the latch lever moving tothe left 'simultaneously. The pressure of the spring 43 is just sufficient to overcome the inertia of the two 47, the rear ends of vlevers when the filling engaging member presses against the haresurface of the bobbin, When it is desired to ,adjust .the feeler lever and latch lever relatively to each other, the link 47 is disconnected from the 'feeler lever and the bolt 48 is turned in the threaded hole in the forward end of the latch lever.

The controller 20 is journaled in ears (50*51 for sliding movements towardand from the shuttle. The controller 1s yieldingly pressed toward the shuttle by a com- A end of the controller is struck by the shuttle springs 57 on each forward beat ofthe lay when the shuttle is in the shuttlebox opp`o' site the filling feeier mechanism. The hub '53 carries a stop lug 58 which engages a shoulder 59 projecting laterally from the feeler lever 22. To' prevent rotation of the controller 20 and therefore of the stop lug 58, a finger 60 projecting from the hub 53 loosely engages the under side ofthe support 34. The above described construction is such that at all times, except when the rear end of the controller is struck by the shuttle springs, the spring 52 forces the'hub 53 against the rear end of the ear 50, thereby forcing the stop lug 58 against the shoulder 59 of the feeler lever and causing the feeler lever and the latch lever to remain in normal or inoperative position.

The filling' feeler mechanism comes into operation on the forward beat of the lay when the shuttle is boxed at they end of the lay opposite the filling feeler mecha.-

nism, to determine the amount of filling on the bobbin. The filling feeling operation takes place on what is known as the filling feeling` beat of the lay. The filling strikes the filling engaging member immediately before the shuttle springs 57 strike the controller 2O and until the controller is struck by the shuttle springs, the filling feeler and the latch lever are fieptin inoperative position. lvVhile any filling remains on the bobbin opposite the filling engaging end of the filling engaging member, the engagement of the teeth 24 ofthe filling engaging member with this filling prevents the spring 43 from turning. .the feeler lever 22 on'its pivot. The filling engaging member is moved forwardon each filling feeling beat of the lay a distance at least equal-to the depth of the filling' on'the bobbin, and this forward movement of the filling engaging member din'iinishes proportionately as the filling is unwound. The controller is moved forward a constant distance at each filling feeling beat of the lay, and this distance is ile A with the filling engaging member'. Zlo obvi' Leine?? inst sufficient to permit the lieeler lever to turn on its pivot to bring about the operation of the devices controlled by 'the filling leeler niechonisln when the lilling hoe been exhausted to ay predetermined extent.

lNhen the controller is forced forward by the shuttle springs, and the stop lng 58 is moved ont ol Contact with the should/ei' 59, the spring 3 tends to canse the lilling enw gaging member 'to swing to the left. This tendencj,vv oli' the filling engagingl member to swing to the lett after it has been engegee by the filling and after the spring i3 has been relieved of the overpowering tension of the spring 53, would' conse n charting of the lilling it it were pe 1inittetl to continue during the whole engagement of the filling ate this chaiing of the lilling by the filling engaging member, the Weit hozniner 25 engages the cam surface 46 and forces the rear end of the latch lever to the' right and its forward end to the left, thereby relieving 1the feeler lever from the stress oi" the spring 43.

S0 long as a single Winding oft filling reinnins onv the bobbin opposite the filling engeging member, the eeler lever is prevented from turning. Consequently, under propel sion of the spring 43, the lilling engaging member follows along and in. engagement with the unwunl surface of the bbbin and is kept consi-,entl5T in engagement with the end strand of the unwinding iillingnntil the iilling has been unwonnd to e predetermined point from the butt end oit the bobbin, by which time the spring 43 has forced the notched end of the latch lever into the peth 01"' motion ofthe weft hammer 2o; and on the next forward beet of the weft hammer, the filling supply controlling means is set in operation. Thin nnwinding of the filling to o predetermined extent of the bobbin results in ll bobbins being nnivound to uniform, predetermined extent. Should there be any vel-lation in the sizes of the bobbins, or should a bobbin be obliquely 'positioned in the shuttle, the vielding mounting of the feeler tip will prevent impairment of the accuracy of the filling.

Jfeeling operation.

The present invention contemplates e tilling feeler mechanism having a lillingfeeler mounted on :l lined vertical pivot, the lill ing engaging end of the feeler communicating the force of the impact it. receives from its engagement by the filling to the pivot on which the ieeler is mounted, Vin n line snb, slnntinlly parallel with the motion of the lav. s the lifting approaches predeter mined exhaustion, the filling engaging end ot the` jieeler ie caused to tnvel along and in engagement with the nnn'onnd surface of the bohbin by. ineens acting to position o latch lever in the path of motion of the from the butt enti` weit hmmm-er when the filling nos been e7;- hzinsted to n predetermined extent, so ns thereby to eet 'in operation the tilliiig snpplyl controlling` menne. t controller keeps the feeler and the hitch lever in inoperative position until the fecler has been engaged by 'the filling, et which time` the controller is l. A loom having', in connbination.y o la),

e Shuttle, iiliing carrier, :t filling mechanism comprising e lined support, o filling leeler pivotztllymounted on the snpport7 e ieeler controller slidingly mounted on the support, and ineens for normally holding-the controller in position to .be struck by theslinttle and 'the 'eeler in lthe jmth of motion of the filling carrie-i'.

2: 'A loom having, in coniliiiinttion, o, ley, e shuttle, e lling carrier, ind liilin teelei1 mechanism comprising :i Support, e, filling i'eeler consisting oi i ifeeler lever und e Alilling engaging' member, enti o feeler. controller elii'lingly mounted on the support and' having plovieion for engagement with the feeler lever to hold it troni turning until the filling' engeging member' hais engaged by' the filling, the line joining the lling engaging end of the tilting engziging member v find the pivot olf the i'eeler lever being in line Withthe pressure exerted by the filling on the llingengaging menti-oen 3. A loom having, in coinbintltion, e ley, :t shuttle, n filling carrier, and :t 'filling feeler mechanism comprising o lilling'feelei" consisting of n 'eeler lever pivoted on fixed Support end :i'iilling engaging member yielding-lv pressed toward the filling cer-rien i ond e ieeler controller arranged to be struck by the Shuttle and having provieion 'for holding the leeler lever from turning until the lling engaging member hes been engaged by the tilling.

' l. A loom having, Yin combination, n ley, e shuttle, n filling carrier, and e. lilling 'leelor ineehenieln comprising e lever und n filling engaging nie-nobel, ineens tending to swing the lever lf-iingitndinolly of the iilling carrier, end e controller having provision for engagement with the lieler lever to i revent it from turning until the filling engaging member is engaged bv the 'tilline and being nrfenged to be etlnclt bjv Jche :"hnttle to' release the teeler lever to permit pivotal movement thereof.

5. leoni having, in combination, oflnlv. o shuttle, lilling carrier, and e filling teeler l. le

ing member slidingly mounted on the feeler lever, and a feeler controller arranged to. be struck by the shuttle for normally holding f the feeler lever in position so'that the filling member yieldingly mounted engaging member may be struck by the filling carrier, and having provision for disengagement froml the feeler lever when .the 'controller is struck by the shuttle.

i 6. A loom having, in combination, a lay, a shuttle, a filling feeler mechanism comprising a sliding controller arranged to be engaged by the shuttle on each filling feeling beat of the lay, and a filling feeler, the controller and the filling feeler being constructed and arranged so that motion is imparted to the filling feeler by the controller, When the latter moves in one direction, but no motion is imparted to the filling eeler by the controller when the latter moves in the opposite direction.

7. A loom having, in combination, a lay, a shuttle, a filling carrier, and a filling feeler mechanism Acomprising a fixed support,a filling fecler consisting of a feeler lever pivoted on 4the support, and a filling engaging on the lever for sliding movements toward and from the lay, and means for holding the feeler lever from turning until the filling has engaged the filling engaging member, the feelerlever being then prevented from turning by the coperation between the lliug and filling" engaging member until the former has been exhausted a predetermined extent.

8. A loom having, in combination, a lay, a shuttle, a filling carrier, and ay filling feeler mechanism comprising a. filling feeler consisting of a feeler lever and a filling engaging member yieldingly pressed toward the filling carrier, and a foeler controller for normally holding the feelei' lever in position so that the filling engaging member may be engaged by the filling carrier and arranged to be struck by the shuttle to release the feeler lever, said filling' engaging member being adapted to be engaged by the filling and to be moved thereby relatively to the feeler lever at l yast a distance equal to the depth of the filling on the filling carrier at each filling feeling boat of' the lay.

9. A loom haring, in combination, a lay, a shuttle, afilliug carrier, and a filling feeler mechanism comprising aI filling' ieeler con sisting of a feeler lever pivoted on a fixed pivot and a filling engaging member slidingly mounted on the feeler lever, and a. controller having provision for normally holding the feeler lever from turning. said controller being arranged to be struck by the shuttle and to be moved forward thereby a constant distance on each filling feeling beat, and said filling engaging member being arranged to move forward, on each filling feeling beat, a distance diminishing proportionately to the univinding of the filling.

10. A loom having, in combination, a lay, a shuttle, a filling feeler mechanism comprising a support, a filling feeler mounted on the support consisting of' a feeler lever and a yieldingly mounted filling engaging member and feeler controller slidingly mounted on the support for normally holdinoF the feeler lever in position so that the filling engaging member may be engaged by the filling carrier, the controller being constructed and arranged to be moved forward a constant distance on each filling feeling beat of the layV and the filling engaging inember being constructed and arranged to move forward on each filling feeling beat of the lay a distance diminishing proportionately to the unwinding of the filling.

1l. A loom having, in combination, a lay, a shuttle, a filling carrier, and a filling feeler mechanism. comprising a filling feeler consisting of a feeler lever mounted on a stationary pivot and arranged in substantial parallelism with the path of motion of the lay, a filling engaging member slidingly and yieldingly mounted on the feeler lever and arranged to be engaged by the filling carrier, and means for turninrfthe lever when the filling approaches critical exhaustion.

12. A loom having, in combination, a lay, a shuttle, a filling carrier, and a filling feeler mechanism comprising a xed support, a filling feeler consisting of' a feeler lever pivoted on the support and a filling engaging member slidingly and yieldingly mounted ou the feeler lever, anc a/f'eeler controller slidingly mounted on the support land arranged to be engaged by the shuttle and be moved forward aconstant. distance on each filling feeling beat of the lay.

13. A. loom having', in combination, a lay, a. shuttle, a filling carrier, and a filling feeler mechanism comprising a fixed support, a filling feeler consisting of a feeler lever pivoted on the support and arranged in substantial parallelism with the path of motion of the lay, and a filling engaging member yieldingly mounted on the feeler lever and arranged to be moved relatively thereto a distance at least equal to the depth of the filling on the filling carrier on each filling feeling beat ofthe lay.

let. A loom having, in combination, a lay, n shuttle, a filling carrier, and a filling feeler. mechanism comprising a support, a. plate adjustably secured to the support, a feeler lever pivoted on the plate, and a spring pressed controller mounted on the support, the feeler lever and the controller,1 having parts normally in separable engagement with. each other, the Whole being constructed and arranged so that when the plate is adjusted on astra-ight line toward or from lever etlaptecl to he engaged hy e shuttle, filling ,the support in f1 the ley, the ileelei lever lztrly. l

l5. A loom having, in combination, a lay, Supply controlling,f ineens, e Welt hammer and e filling leeler meehenisni comprising n Support, a, controller, :i pivotecllilling leelei, n le-,cli lever connected with the lilling leeler to niove laterally conjointly ltherewith and aflziptecl to he engaged' by the welt hummer to zictiizite the iilling supply controlling nieene, sziil lat-cli lever lief ing maintained in inoperative position initil llingfhee heen enhnnetetl te :i predeisjecljnstecl nnggnthe terin'inecl efiztent.

16. A looin having, in combination, e, ley, e, shuttle, 'weft Supply controlling ineens, and e filling eeler mechanism eoniprisinp; n, lilling leeler, coneist'ng ol' e leeler lever unil i filling engaging ineinher slidingly mounted on the leeler lever, e pivotctl latch and t link connecting the .Feeler lever einl the latch, Seial ileeler lever zintl latch having pro- Vision whereby they nre turned on their plv vots perallelly.'

17. loom having, in. combination, e lay, e, shuttle, lilling supply controlling ineens, t weft hammer, enel e filling lIeelei moche.- nism comprising n support, o lillingieeler pivotecl thereon, controller mounted on 'lor normally holding the ifeeler freni tur hitch lever connected with the feeler and erleptecl to loe engaged hy the weft hammer to zictniite the iilling @upn ply controlling ineens when the fillingv has been exheneteel to zi predetermined extent, Ineens connectecl with the controller 'for normally holtling the latch lever in inoperattive position, enel means connected with the latch lever for imparting t pivotal inovenient to the filling feeler when the )filling hee heen exhiinste to e predetermined extent.

l8. A leoni heving, in combination, o, hiy, u, shuttle, zt filling eeler mechanism coni prieing n controller, :i iilling leeler, a hiteli, ineens eonneetetl with eiiitl controller adept ed to maintain' 'the eeler and the latch in inoperative position iintil'the feeleiihzie been engaged bythe filling, nncl ineens connected 'with said latch oriented to impart o pivotal nio'ifenient to the eeler when the filling has heen exhausted to e predeterininetl extent.

l). A looin having, in combination, :i ley, :i Shuttle unil .i lilling' ieeler ineehziniein coniprieing :i controller, i lilling` 'le/alor, e latch, and inenneA connected with the loilcr :intl the latch for moving them laterally in the sanne direction when the fillingn has heenexliain-i ecl to 2t ijireiileterinined extent.4

Q0. A leoni having, in Combination, e lily, n Shuttle, filling. Supply controlling ineens, n Welt herinner, mid ii lillingij :t'eeler mechanism eoniiiirising n support, :t controller mounted for* movement 'llie'ieoi'n n filling," 'eeler plvotelly nioiiniecl thereon, zi lziteh the welt weltheinmer, latch lever operetivelyeonnected Vwith thel-ooni controlling ineens normally ont ol the path olflinetion ofthe weft lnininier, n' filling leeler, :i link connecting the lilling leeler encl the hitch lever, means lor holding` the .filling feeler and. the latch lever in noi-neil position until the iilling;r iteeler has heen engaged hy the filling enrriei, intl ineens operative upon pretleterininetl exhaust/'ion of filling to tnrn the hitch lever to position it in the .path of the weit hei-rimer,

E22, rl leoni having, in combination, e lziy, zi shuttle, n Welt hainnier, n iilling l'eeler mechanism comprising e controller, :t llling ieelei', :incl n hitch, Seid latch having` provi s-:ion tending to iinpfirt n pivotal inovenient to the iqeelei Cliiring,- the part olf tlie`lilling 'feeling operation :inil having provision loi' cooperation with the ivel't hziniiner whereby the hitch is prevented from imperting :i iiivotiil inove'nient to the ieele" (hiring the lutter port ol the lillinrgr Yleeling' oneretion. So long :ie the filling 'leeler is engaged. loy filling. 4

il loom having, in oonioinzition, n, lay, :i Shuttle, intl :i filling feeler niechnnisin comprising a Support, :i liecler coiriisting oi :i ieeler lever, ein]V n filling engaging nieni her eliflingly nionneil on the lever, incline teniling` constantly to inrn the 'leelor lever on its pivot, :intl :i controller inoiintecl on the support enel arranged Alor engagement by the shuttle for holding the teeler lever against linrninglj until the controller hais heen eti-nek by the ehnttle.

2l. il, looni lnii'iiig, in combination, zi ley, Shuttle, n, vtilling carrier, filling supply controlling, menne, unil n, filling Afeeler inea-hn v' nising e Filling leeler constructed :intl err: y no lieve `o lillinga feeling, niovenient longitiniiinilly ol the filling carrier, incensi :irlizptefl io he :iclnnted h i' .i moving Wirt oi the leoni to eet in operation the filling; supply Controlling' menne, and :i link connecting the filling feeler sind the nie-uns ier operating the lilling` supply controlling ineens.

A leoni having, in combination, a, ley, :i Shuttle, :unl n filling,` feeler ineclninieni ooniiirising :t hxetl Support, e iillingg` leeler consisting of o, leeler lever pivoted. on -the ien support, and a filling engaging member yieldingly mounted for sliding movements on the fe'eler lever, the line joining the filling engaging end ofthe filling engaging member and the feeler lever pivot being substantially parallel with the path of movement of the lay, and a controller for controlling the operation of the feeler.

26. A loom having, in'combination, a lay, a shuttle, filling supply controlling means, and a filling feeler mechanism comprising a controller, a filling feeler, and a latch, the controller being adapted to maintain the feeler and latch in inoperative position until the feeler has Abeen engaged by the filling, and the latch being adapted to set in operation the filling supply controlling means when predetermined exhaustion of filling has been indicated by the filling feeler.

27. A loom having, in combination, a lay, a shuttle, a filling carrier, and a filling feeler mechanism comprising a controller, a filling feeler including a filling engaging member, having provision whereby its filling engaging end may move (longitudinally of the filling carrier, a latch,.the controller being arranged to hold the filling feeler and the latch in inoperative position until the feeler has been engaged by the filling, and means acting on the latch and the filling feeler for causing the feeler to move so that its filling engaging member may move longitudinally of the filling carrier after the filling feeler and the latch have been released by the controller and the filling has been exhausted to a predetermined extent.

28. A loom having, in combination, a lay, a shuttle, and a filling feelermechanism comprising a fixed support, a filling feeler consisting' of a I'Ieeler lever pivoted on the support, and a feeler tip slidingly mounted on the leveii and yieldingly pressed toward .the lay, a controller for normally holding the feeler in inoperative position, and means normally held in inoperative position by lthe controller for turning the feeler lever on its pivot to permit the filling engaging member to travel along the unwound sur- Vface of the filling carrier when the filling thereon has been exhausted to a predetermined extent.

29. A loom having, in combination, a lay,

a shuttle, a filling carrier, and a filling feeler mechanism comprising a xed support, a filling feeler pivotally mounted on the sup port, a .feeler controller slidingly mounted on the support and arranged to be struck by the shuttle, said feeler controller having provision for engaging the filling feeler, and means for yieldingly pressing` the `Ieeler controller toward the la)v to hold the filling feeler in position to bc engaged b v the filling carrier. v

80. A loom having. in combination. a lay,V

1 shuttle, a filling' carrier, and a filling feeler mechanism comprisin mounted on the su with the feeler, said controller being a shuttle, a filling carrier, and a filling feeler a shuttle,

-a shuttle, a filling carrier, and a'filling feeler mechanism comprising a fixed support, a filling feeler pivotally mounted on the sup? port, means voperative to turn the f eeler when the filling has been exhausted to a predetermined extent, means for normally holding the feeler in position to bel struck by the. filling carrier, and a feeler controller 'l slidingly mounted on the support and arranged to be struck'by the shuttle topermit the feeler turning means to attempt to turn the feeler.

32. A loom having-in combination, a lay,

mechanism comprising a fixed support, a filling feeler pivotally mounted on the sup: port, and a feeler controller slidingly mounted on the support normally in engagement with the filling feeler for holding the feeler in normal position, said controller being arranged to be struck shuttle to be disengaged from the feeler after the feeler hasbeen struck the lling carrier.

33. A loom having, in combination,

a lay, and a lling feeler mechanism comprising a fixed support, a filling feeler consisting of afeeler lever pivoted on the support, and a filling engaging member yieldingly mounted^ for slidingy movements on the feeler lever, the line joining the filling engaging @iid of the filling engaging member and the feeler lever pivot being substantially parallel with the path of movement of the lay.

84. A loom having, in combination, a lay, a shuttle, a weft hammer, filling supply controllingmeans; and a fillingf'eelermechanism comprising a pivoted filling feeler, a feeler controller, a latch connected with the filling supply controlling means, a link connecting the filling feeler ,and the latch, said controller having provision for holding the filling feeler'and the latch in nor mal position until the filling feeler has been engaged by the filling carrier, and means operative upon predetermined exhaustion of filling to turn thelatch and the filling feeler ,to move the latch into the path of the weft feeler lever and a filling engaging member yieldingly mounted on the feeler leverand pressed toward the shuttle, means Jfor preventing the eeler leverform turning until predetermined exhaustion of filling, and a controller arranged to be engaged by the 'shuttle to permit the feeler lever to turn when the filling has approached eritieal exhaustion.

86. A loom having` in combination, a 1iay, a shuttle, a lilling;` carrier, and a filling, feeler mechanism comprising a filling eeler eonsisting of a feeler lever pivoted on a liXed support, a illing engaging member slid ingly mounted `on the feeler lever and yieldingly pressed toward the lay, means operative on predetermined exhaustion of filling to turn the feeler lever so that the filling engaging member may move lonffitudinally along the denuded Surfaeeof thenrlling carrier in enga ement therewith and with the exhausting lling, and means for holding the filling eeler in normal position until it has been engaged. by the illing carrier.

Y CLARE H. DRAPER.

JONAS NORTHROP. 

